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<blockquote data-quote="JohnClay" data-source="post: 72442070" data-attributes="member: 167067"><p>In the "Why Were Things Left Out?" section I quoted in my previous post, I came up with 3 possibilities of why some things aren't included - like how Luke doesn't mention Egypt or that Jacob is in some sense Joseph's father.</p><p></p><p>These possibilities are:</p><p>1. the author was unaware of it</p><p>2. the author decided to not include it</p><p>3. it isn't factual - perhaps it was a rumour that the author who included it incorrectly believed</p><p></p><p>Is there another possibility I missed?</p><p></p><p>In the conclusion that I also quoted in my previous post, I think the only claims I'm making are:</p><p><strong>....If you are committed to believing that every word of the Bible is true, then the differences must all be explained by the authors not being aware of things or deciding not to include them. It also means having to explain the apparent contradictions in the genealogies and journeys....</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>An alternative is that the stories are so different because they are based on independent rumors or fiction, intended to show that the Messiah’s prophecies were fulfilled....</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>There is also another possibility – you might be open-minded that the Bible might not be factual, but despite the problems in the journeys and genealogies, you come to the conclusion that it is all factual and can all be reconciled to real history.</strong></p><p></p><p>So my claims include the possibility that some people could conclude that the stories are accurate based on the evidence without previously assuming the Bible is reliable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnClay, post: 72442070, member: 167067"] In the "Why Were Things Left Out?" section I quoted in my previous post, I came up with 3 possibilities of why some things aren't included - like how Luke doesn't mention Egypt or that Jacob is in some sense Joseph's father. These possibilities are: 1. the author was unaware of it 2. the author decided to not include it 3. it isn't factual - perhaps it was a rumour that the author who included it incorrectly believed Is there another possibility I missed? In the conclusion that I also quoted in my previous post, I think the only claims I'm making are: [B]....If you are committed to believing that every word of the Bible is true, then the differences must all be explained by the authors not being aware of things or deciding not to include them. It also means having to explain the apparent contradictions in the genealogies and journeys.... An alternative is that the stories are so different because they are based on independent rumors or fiction, intended to show that the Messiah’s prophecies were fulfilled.... There is also another possibility – you might be open-minded that the Bible might not be factual, but despite the problems in the journeys and genealogies, you come to the conclusion that it is all factual and can all be reconciled to real history.[/B] So my claims include the possibility that some people could conclude that the stories are accurate based on the evidence without previously assuming the Bible is reliable. [/QUOTE]
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